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Public Opinion: Majority of Americans Concerned About Terrorist Attack in United States
The vast majority of Americans were concerned about a terrorist attack on U.S. soil, according to a survey conducted prior to today's apparent terrorist attacks. "America's Global Role," an issue guide published by...
People of Faith Unite in Prayer
From Mennonites to Catholics, people of faith all over the United States are gathering for prayer and calling on all to join in. Not since the attack on Pearl Harbor has the United States taken such a horrific blow and...
Eating Disordered Finding “Thinspiration” on the Web
"Perfection," "beautiful" and "glorifying" are three words one Web site uses to describe a skeletal image of a young woman's body. The picture reveals a body so starved every rib can be counted and a stomach so concave...
Effects of Eating Disorders Disturbing, Deadly
Nearly 8 million Americans suffer from some form of eating disorder, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. One thousand American women die every year because of complications with anorexia. Nearly 8...
Eating Disordered Finding “Thinspiration” on the Web
"Perfection," "beautiful" and "glorifying" are three words one Web site uses to describe a skeletal image of a young woman's body. The picture reveals a body so starved every rib can be counted and a stomach so concave...
Effects of Eating Disorders Disturbing, Deadly
Nearly 8 million Americans suffer from some form of eating disorder, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. One thousand American women die every year because of complications with anorexia. Anorexia...
Bigger is Better Outside the U.S.
American viewers might fall out of their easy chairs if they tuned in to watch the Miss Teen USA or Miss America Pageant and saw a curvaceous 200-pound contestant. Face it. The American ideal of a beautiful body is...
U.S., Russia Leading World Arms Sales
International arms sales grew 8 percent last year, reaching nearly $36.9 billion, the highest figure since 1994, according to a report by Congressional Research Service, an arm of the Library of Congress. "Despite...
From “Candid Microphone” to “Spy TV”
What, if anything, is the difference between an old reality show like "Candid Camera" and a new one like "SPY TV"? As the former proves, so-called "reality TV" is nothing new. Allen Funt's "Candid Microphone" actually...
Romancing the Sown: Romance Reaps Christian Readers
Christian music, movies, apparel, Web sites. And Christian romance. It's quite possibly the "next big thing" in the Christian subculture. Christian romance novels are hardly, well, novel. Grace Livingston Hill remains...
List of Christian Products Grows and So Do Profits
Gospel Shoes, Scripture Candy and Christian fiction are just a few ways Christians are spreading their faith and making a profit at the same time. Christian retail is a $4 billion industry, and it's not just books and...
Wrastlin’ Witness
Ever thought of typing www.christianwrestling.com into your Web browser? If you had, you would have found yourself at the Christian Wrestling Federation's Web site. In the frenzy to offer "all things Christian" to...
Churches, Social Groups Call on Americans to Use Tax Rebate to Spread Relief
Church leaders, political activists and social reformers are calling on Americans to "give back" when the awaited tax rebate check lands in mailboxes across the United States. What would you do with an extra $300 to...
Responsible Investing Yields Spiritual, Financial Returns
More Americans are turning to socially responsible investing in the stock market, a concept that has been around for decades, according to recent studies. Between 1997 and 1999, portfolios screened for social...
Kids’ Well-being Improving in Some Areas
American children are healthier, more financially secure, more educated and more socially adept, according to a recent federal report. The 2001 "America's Children" report found 86 percent of children are covered by...
Bible Belt Executes More Mentally Retarded Inmates; States Debate Such Judicial Morality
Bible-Belt states have been more likely to execute mentally retarded defendants than other states, according to data compiled by the publication Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty Information Center. Thirty-two...
Making the Crooked Straight In Moral Debate about Death Penalty
Two Southern Baptist Convention officials recently made crooked moral arguments to justify the death penalty. They twisted the biblical witness and expressed a shallow view of sin's power. "The Scripture clearly calls...
Tennessee Reverses Half of Death Sentences Since 1977
A special report by the Tennessean found that half of the 151 death sentences of Tennessee defendants since 1977 have been overturned after appeal. The sentences were overturned primarily because of trial errors or...
Carter Says Guantanamo ‘Disgrace’ to U.S.
This story updates and replaces an earlier report posted Friday as part of developing coverage of the 2005 Baptist World Congress this week in Birmingham, England. "I think what's going on in GuantanamoBay and other...
Senate Stem Cell Hearing Echoes with Scriptural References
Senators and scientists debated stem cell research last Wednesday with one eye on science and another on scripture. "At many points in our history, religion and science have intersected," said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa),...
Pope Urges President Bush to Value All Life
President Bush met with Pope John Paul II for the first time Monday, in the midst of Bush's struggle over federal funding of stem cell research. Several Bush advisers said the president would likely not make a decision...